Welcome to Kumily Grama Panchayat

The two revenue villages of Periyar and Kumily constitute Kumily panchayat, which lies at the junction between Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

The Kumily panchayat is sprawled over an area of 824 sq. with the majority of the area under forest cover. The Periyar Tiger Reserve and Thekkady fall under the Kumily Panchayat. The eastern part of the panchayat slopes down into the plains of Tamil Nadu, and on the south, it is bordered by the district of Pathanamthitta. The Vandiperiyar gramapanchayat is situated on the western side and the Chakkupallam gramapanchayat is to the north.

Nineteen wards constitute the panchayat. According to the 2001 census, the population is around 36,000 and the density, 41 per sq km.